Aside from wood, what ARE your options?



Tear up your floor and install concrete? Metal (which will rust, wont it? guess it depends on the type of metal)? Some sort of plastic or plexi?



Im guessing FR is talking about using wood as for the base of the cage; because Im pretty certain almost everyone uses wood to build up around stock tanks.



Im looking forward to getting the new cage put up (likely in January) and hope it goes as planned- the one thing I realized though, after hours and day of trying to garnish information from various sources, is this- if you dont have experience with construction, or just arent good with your hands, HIRE SOMEONE TO DO IT! Just decide what you want, hire someone to do it, and you are done with the hassle. Not to mention, if you dont really have experience, your work will be shoddy at best in comparison to a skilled craftsman.



I managed to find over 10 people who were willing/able to put together whatever I required via Craigslist, and almost all had tools and were willing to do all the work in one day. To boot, not a single one wanted more than $250 to do the job.



Now, for ME, all the work and the time required to do it- well, they are more valueable to me than the money, and as such, I have no problem getting someone else to put it together.



What it comes right down to though is- does it work? Does it fulfill its function? Are you happy with it? Are the animals happy with it?



If the answer to those questions is 'Yes', well, then thats all you REALLY need to worry about. Cosmetically, the decisions are up to you; but if it fulfills the needs of the animal(s) and the keeper(s), seems to me that the old saying "What isnt broken dosnt need fixing." comes into play.

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